relajarse Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
relajarse — to relax
The imperative of relajarse uses the forms: relájate, relájese, relajémonos, relajaos, relájense.
relajarse Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give a direct command to someone to calm down or take a break. It's very common when giving advice to a stressed friend.
Notes on relajarse in the Affirmative Imperative
Note the accent marks on 'relájate', 'relájese', and 'relájense' to maintain the stress on the correct syllable when pronouns are attached.
Example Sentences
¡Relájate! Todo va a salir bien.
Relax! Everything is going to turn out fine.
tú
Relájese, el doctor llegará pronto.
Relax (formal), the doctor will arrive soon.
usted
Relajémonos un rato antes de salir.
Let's relax for a while before going out.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Relajate (without accent).
Correct: Relájate.
Why: When you attach the pronoun 'te' to the command, you must add an accent to keep the stress on the 'la' syllable.
Mistake: Relajados (for vosotros).
Correct: Relajaos.
Why: For the reflexive imperative of vosotros, the 'd' is dropped before adding 'os'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me relajo
Relajarse is regular in the present: me relajo, te relajas, se relaja, nos relajamos, os relajáis, se relajan.
Preterite
yo: me relajé
Relajarse in the preterite is regular: me relajé, te relajaste, se relajó, nos relajamos, os relajasteis, se relajaron.
Imperfect
yo: me relajaba
Relajarse is regular in the imperfect: me relajaba, te relajabas, se relajaba, nos relajábamos, os relajabais, se relajaban.
Future
yo: me relajaré
The future of relajarse is regular: me relajaré, te relajarás, se relajará, nos relajaremos, os relajaréis, se relajarán.
Conditional
yo: me relajaría
Relajarse is regular in the conditional: me relajaría, te relajarías, se relajaría, nos relajaríamos, os relajaríais, se relajarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me relaje
Relajarse is regular in the present subjunctive: me relaje, te relaxes, se relaje, nos relajemos, os relajéis, se relajen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me relajara
Relajarse is regular in the imperfect subjunctive: me relajara, te relajaras, se relajara, nos relajáramos, os relajarais, se relajaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te relaxes
The negative imperative of relajarse uses the present subjunctive: no te relaxes, no se relaje, no nos relajemos, no os relajéis, no se relajen.